The WAIS Individual Athlete Program (IAP) provides services and support to Western Australian high performance athletes who are not scholarship holders with a WAIS operated sport program.
The IAP contains both a scholarship program (IAS – Individual Athlete Scholarship) and a grants (WA Connect Grant – WACG) program. The scholarship program is designed to assist athletes who need access to WAIS services and facilities to support an externally coached and managed training environment. The grant provides either assistance to relocate or to retain contact with their family and friends in WA once relocated.
The applications for Summer Olympiad or Commonwealth sports will open on September 2nd.
IAP Scholarships
Scholarships are awarded based on the athlete's current and forecast performance standard. There are six categories of scholarship available which are defined in the policy. For an athlete to be considered for the Program they must be currently nominated to one of these categories by their NSO. The scholarship benefits are assigned based on scholarship category and individualised to assist the athlete's specific requirements.
Application Form and Selection Criteria
Applications for the 2019/20 Western Australian Institute of Sport - Individual Athlete Program will open for Summer Olympiad or Commonwealth Games sports on September 2nd.
Please refer to the Individual Athlete Program (IAP) Athlete Selection Policy.
Please refer to the WAIS Athlete Categorisation and Selection Policy.
Eligibility
- Athletes must hold current Australian Citizenship
- Athletes must satisfy competition requirements and
eligibility requirements as directed by their NSO, AOC, PA and/or International
Federation
- The athlete must be nationally categorised by their
National Sporting Organisation, at a minimum of Developing category or satisfy
the requirements of the WAIS International category.
The eligibility noted above is a summary of the
criteria outlined in the IAP Athlete Selection Policy; the IAP Policy takes precedence
over the above summary.
Application Process and Timeline
The application process is as follows:
- IAP applications open on the WAIS website September 2019
- Athletes to have completed and submitted the online application 27th September 2019
- WAIS to confirm all applications with the appropriate NSO October 2019
- Applicants notified via email October 2019
- Shortlisted athlete IAPP's due at WAIS November 2019
- IAS athletes confirmed via email December 2019
- Commencement of 2019/2020 Individual Athlete Program January 1st 2020
Further Information
For further information about WAIS and IAP, please contact:
Western Australian Institute of Sport
PO Box 139
CLAREMONT WA 6910
Phone: 08 9387 8166
Fax: 08 9383 7344
Email: wais@wais.org.au
Contact: Matthew Nelson - WAIS Performance Coordinator
